Maraklesha, Mārakleśa, Mara-klesha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Mārakleśa can be transliterated into English as Maraklesa or Maraklesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāMārakleśa (मारक्लेश) refers to “(conquering all) Māras and vices”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as the Lord said to Bodhisattva Maitreya: “Good, good, Maitreya, these four are the Bodhisattva’s actions. What four? (1) conquering all Māras and vices (sarva-mārakleśa); (2) defeating all opponents in accordance with the dharma; (3) bringing all beings to maturity; (4) upholding the true dharma. Those four actions are belonging to one, namely, upholding the true dharma”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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